What grinds your gears on forums

[novioman]

For me, it’s people who message with questions, do you still have, what’s your best price etc etc. You answer, then hear nothing, sometimes it shows as not even read. 
I don’t mind if I don’t sell the item, but can’t stand rudeness. Why ask if you can’t even be bothered to read the answer. 🤬

[Mtemprell]

For me it's when someone asks for advice but then soon as a knowledgeable person answers they shun that advice and say but my mate or mate says this. Totally ignoring what advice is given. 

[BigStew]

People messaging about stuff clearly market as sold over a year ago.

People wanting to be spoon fed and have not bothered to do any research at all. 

[Jez_Armstrong]

People claiming they didn't see the big red banner on every page and still not following rule 5 

[Tackle]

4 hours ago, Jez_Armstrong said:

People claiming they didn't see the big red banner on every page and still not following rule 5 

I was gonna say that one.

I'll take it a step further, the people who join & 3 minutes later put up a sales thread without having the sense to read the rules, & then wonder why their adverts for airguns/knives/trainers disappear 😤.

 

Oh yeah, & the scammers, thieving cnuts 🤬

[strykerles]

Extreme lowballers - item up at a reasonable price say £120 offers £75

 

Saying an item is basically new when it's clearly been thrown round a site from the pics

 

People that get can't take a joke on macks 😂

[novioman]

I just sold a custom pistol, under 50% of what I paid. Absolutely mint, hardly more than test fired. But what did I get, can you throw in this, why didn’t you include that. Then he wonders why I got the hump. 
Some people. 🤬

[Tackle]

32 minutes ago, strykerles said:

Extreme lowballers - item up at a reasonable price say £120 offers £75

Even worse when the piss-takers don't make the offer via pm, no they've gotta use the "ask a question" section on the thread itself, showing everyone else what a chancer they are.

 

Another one that gets me, someone who's clearly desperate for a rif, so use that "ask a question" option on the thread,

"Is this still available ?, what's your best price ?", but they don't ask just one member, no they'll ask about 5 members, usually with no one gun looking like the others, so clearly don't have a scooby about what they really want.

🤦‍♂️

[Galvatron]

Apart from many of those mentioned, people who lack the courtesy to respond to communications, even when there's a read receipt really grind my gears

[AK47frizzle]

"guys I just bought this gun is it any good"

[Galvatron]

13 hours ago, Mtemprell said:

For me it's when someone asks for advice but then soon as a knowledgeable person answers they shun that advice and say but my mate or mate says this. Totally ignoring what advice is given. 

 

That reminds me of someone recently wanting a response to fill his echo chamber with the notion that an AEP was a good choice. I don't think he was impressed with the consensus that AEPs are hugely underwhelming in performance to a point they're not even worth being a sidearm nor do I think he liked being told AEPs in fact do have running costs, contrary to the narrative he'd sold himself.

Edited 17 hours ago by Galvatron

[GenuineGerman]

People who don’t leave feedback, if I can be bothered too please feel free to be bothered as well 

[GiantKiwi]

People trying to buy RIF's asking a whole bunch of erronious questions and requesting videos of it functioning, then when push comes to shove and they're asked for proof of defence "Oh, I don't have one"...

[Neptune]

1 hour ago, GenuineGerman said:

People who don’t leave feedback, if I can be bothered too please feel free to be bothered as well 

 

7/10. Great poster, probably not German. Grammar could be improved. Would read again.

[Galvatron]

People who get defensive when asked if a gun they're selling is a resprayed two-tone when the paint looks too glossy or like satin compared to the actual black parts of the gun or you can see red, green or blue streaks but they don't disclose it in the listing.

 

Just about any deceitful behaviour to try and inflate the value of something above what it's worth and not having the balls to come clean, especially when you're preying on the ignorance of others who don't think to spot these things.

[ButcherBill]

Dunno if I have any gripes but I've probably been guilty of some/most of the above.

 

I am guilty of lowballing but always happy to haggle with the seller, if I must pick something I don't like it'll probably be not sending feedback after I've sent mine.

[Mik3F]

1 hour ago, ButcherBill said:

Dunno if I have any gripes but I've probably been guilty of some/most of the above.

 

I am guilty of lowballing but always happy to haggle with the seller, if I must pick something I don't like it'll probably be not sending feedback after I've sent mine.

 

The feedback not being received is probably mine too, along with people not responding to PM's about items they have for sale

[GenuineGerman]

8 hours ago, Neptune said:

 

7/10. Great poster, probably not German. Grammar could be improved. Would read again.

Ich bin ganz sicher das ich deutsch bin, es tut mir leid das englisch nicht gut genug ist für Sie. 

[Brick212]

11 hours ago, novioman said:

I just sold a custom pistol, under 50% of what I paid. Absolutely mint, hardly more than test fired. But what did I get, can you throw in this, why didn’t you include that. Then he wonders why I got the hump. 
Some people. 🤬

Suspect I know why this thread was created - In the future it would be better to list everything for one price rather than priced as the buyer wants it. Neglected that a certain seller removed the original mag release he suggested was included in order to sell in on as a separate listing for £2 then quarrelled over a forgotten 60p in an additional transaction, probably what is being referred to. From the listing seems all his RRP prices were nearly 1/3 to double elsewhere. If the buyer could show the logs they would. Despite the buyer paying beyond top price I believe they have sent a large gratuity payment in order to quell the rage of denizens in the net forest, and maybe as a lesson for the future...